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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

At Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, Monday James
Baker and A. b. Baker surrendered to of
ficers. They are charged with the murder
OF Charles Mason, Jr.
SUNDAY afternoon at Caperton, w. Va,
Lolly Robinson, negro, shot and killed
Charles Williams, colored, for his intim-
acy with Mrs. Robinson. Robinson sur
rendered to officers, but was taken by a
mob and lyhched.
FRED SoMMERs and William Hagemann
Chicago pugilists, were fined 500 each
and costs at Madison, Wis, Monday, for
engaging in prize-fght at Waunakee,
February last.
IN a room at New York Monday morn
ing Maggie McGoolan and Adelbert
Braunick were found with their :hroats
cut. Each charges the other with doing
the cutting, the pair having quarreled
over religion, she being a Catholic and
her lover a Protestant. They will re-
recover.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Another CoIOred Outrage.
Omaha World.

Omaha Girl So you attend co-edu.
cational seminary. How do you get along
with the male students?
Eastern girl-We torment them aw-
fully. We get the colored cook to join
our college society and then when we in
vited the boys into it one blindfolded
them and during the ceremonies they
were given chances 10 hug and kiss come
one all they wanted to and after it was all
over we would tell them that the colorsd
cook was the grand, past venerable kiss
ing chief.
what fun? Weren't they mad?"
Yes, indeed. I'm sorry the society
went to pieces"
why, what happenedf"
"The colored cook got mad and
wouldn't come TO the invitations any
more. Then she went and told every
body we wouldn't give her any chance at
ALL"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
BADGER BRIEFS.

| sparta mas S1o persons of school age.
A Good Templsrs' lodge will be organ
| lied at Ashland.
Scarlet fever is becoming slarminsly
prevalent in Portage.
Cranberry marshes in juneau county
give promise of good crop,
Medford is making an effort to secure
village organization.
Worknsen think they have discovered a
peat bed near Ahnapee.
La Crosse will spend $4,000 for the
extension of water mains this summer,
The Midland railroad survey between
Florence and Cecil has been completed.
Florence business men talk of buyiup
the water works near that city.
Wausau will not permit fireworks to be
burned In the city on July T.
Florence veterans are talking of form
ing g. A. R. post.
The high school at Amigo will graduate
class of six this year.
During the present year there have
been but four fires in GAINESVILLE.
The free delivery system will be inaug-
urated IN Fond du Lac Friday. -
Oconto county crops are reported as
better than for many years at this sea
son.
The Eau Glare military company has
peen reorganIzed as an independent com
pany.
A number of horses have died in the
vicinity of Merrill from the excessive
heat.
Two Rivers is TO have factory for
the manufacture of printers wood furn-
iture.
Racine is overrun with Canada this
Ties.
Racine ships thirty threshing machines
day.
Racine's license fee for circuses is the
highest in the United States.
The scheme of starting tack factory
In Racine has fallen through
Farmers in Rock county are cutting
rye green and stacking it for hay.
Janesvilie churches have petitioned
city officials to put stop to Sunday pic
mics.
Congressman Hudd, of Green Bay, has
been invited to address Tammany on
July 4.
The Gilbert Opera Company jumped
Racine, leaving a large number of bills
unpaid.
Appleton passed an ordinsnce taxing
auctloneers 20 and 20 pc: cent. of gross
receipts of sales.
The graduating exercises of the Fond
du Lac high school will be held in Cres.
cent opera house Friday evening, July l.
Eastern buyers report that Wisconsin
cheese Is the most popular in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia.
A locomotive set fire to the grass along
side of the railroad track north of the
Western Union Junction and over 200
rods of fence and ten acres of tame grass
were burned.
The Ashland Business Mems associa-
tion takes steps to have federal build.
ing erected in that city.
The young ladies' band of Mauston
will attend the encampment of the
Fourth battalion near Milwaukee,
Racine is giving more men employ
ment at present than has ever been
known in the previous history of the
city.
The two year old child of Hans Simon
sen, of Black River Falls, drank a bottle
of liniment containing carbolic acid, and
died before the arrival of physician.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
stand on platform with a card hunu
from your peck"
And when the man heard this he cried
ont With loud voice, and sank by the
wayside. And so he died.
How Ferd Ward Robbed Mrs. Grant.
New York Grnnh;r

New York Graphic.
Most people have heard that Ferdinand
Wsrd's absorption of the assets of the
Grant family extended even to a few
hundred dollars worth of gold keepsske
COINS which the general had given 20 Mrs.
Grane, bat the casual is not aware that
the precise circumstances under which
these were grabbed by the insstiable
terolnsnd have ever been narrated. Itis
the usage of large corporations, whea-
ever meeting of directors is hsld 10
present each director with q IS gold piece
or Its equivalent in q crisp rey bin.
Gen. Grant wss director in several lsrca
corporations and the gold pieces he re-
ceiNed were always given to his wife, who
kept them IN vase resting on piece of
furniture In the psrlor. One evening,
when Wsrd was visiting, somebody pro
posed a game of penny-ante for amuse-
Nent' 1t suited the mood of the party,
but no counters could be found. I'VE
VIII have TO get buttons or sotfee besus
or something else" suggested the gener-
al. 81 ddenly somebody Thought of ths
vase with nearly hundred SIS gold pieces
In IT. Amid general laughter the contents
were smptied on the table, and the marty
laughed mecrily at using solid gold
counters IN game for penny stakes.
when the game ceased Ward gathered
the cleaning coins toward him in a heap
and exclaimed:
wv hat a shame, Mrs. Grant, TO have so
much good money laying idle! Let me
nave 1t and will double 1t for you"
Realizing that her mode of Keeping
the money was not the safest. Mrs. Grant
scquiesced-and that was the last she
ever saw of il.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

JOHN MCCoLLUM was burned to death
in fire Bay City, Mich, Monday. Sey
nour Wheaton fell forty feet, and escap-
with broken arm.
WILLIAM T. SMITH, General Passenger
Agent of the Grand Trunk road, died
suddenly Nonday morning in his office
et New York.
FIRE destroyed large portion of Eliza
bethtown, Ky, Tuesday night. The post
office, bank, and newspaper office were
burned. The lsss is estimated 81 ,O00,-
600.
V1cEoR Costello, son of the rector
Of the Episcopal Church, at
Green Bay, Wis, was fatally injured
Monday by the explosion of cannon he
was loading.
AT Lafayette, Ind, Monday the sud
den appearance of a number of elephants
in ci rcus procession frightened street
car horse to death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
The summer Girl Arrives.
New York Mail aud Express

The summer girl is here.
As matter of fact she is here in very
considerable numbers.
To be seen IN her glory one should visit
the big bridge, of which she takes full
possession. The usually self-possessed
bridge policeman is very subdued per-
son indeed, but withal is happy in his
subiugated state.
There are two varities of the summer
girl. One is from the city. She affects
nuns yelling, tricot cloth, navy blue,
bangs, low shoes, pugs, bright eyes and
general air of lovelinsss combined with
an Il know how to take care of myself
manner, which never fails to create an
impression and to keep the omnipresent
masher at a respectful distance
The other variety Is the summer girl
from the country. She may be from up
the State" from Hoboken, Jersey City or
Long Island 1t is Just the same; she is
always soft, shrinking and tender. She
runs to fluffy hair, ribbons, white gowns
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
In Company Aersss the Water
New York Times

The steamship Arizona, of the Gaion
line, and Servia, Of the Dunare line,
which left Queenstoxn about the same
time, May Sth, arrived ut Quarantine
yesterday within an hour Of each other.
During the entire voyage the two kept
constantly in sight of each other. By
night each Others lights could be seen.
and by day either the sparks of the smoke
Of one vessel could be seen from the
decks of the other steamer. The pas
sengers on the Servia were constantly
Watching the Arizona, which they hoped
to leave behind, while the people on the
rival boat regarded the Servia with simi-
lar interest Such cloee rivalry between
ocean grsyhounds during q voyage has
never occurred before.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Safety from Malaria

The most vigorous constitution and the
strongest physique, are not proof against dis
ease, the germs of which impregnate the air we
breathe and the water drink. The true pre-
paratve, the surest defense is to fortfy the sys-
TEN with medicine which possesses specific vir-
tues as a safeguard and remedy. Hostetter s
Stomach Bitters is precisely this article-proved
by conclusive tests to be so. Not only on this
continent, wherever miasma gives birth to the
malaria infection, but in the tropics where fever
and ague assumes its most malignant types, this
Incompatible, popular and deserving meIicine
has for over third of a century. shown its
efficacy. Chills and fever, dumb ague, bilious
remittent, alike yield to its influence and are
prevented by it. The word fail has no place
in the lexicon of possibilities when this peerless
article is used II tones the stomach, arouses the
liver when sluggish, and promotes beautiful ac-
tivity Of the kidneys and bladder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Business is Business.
Wall Street News.

Father" he said, as he ceased dusting
off some of the garments hanging at the
door, Il see dot der Treasury Department
has called in all der outstanding threes."
'Moses, you look at me-" replied the
father as he came to the door. "Tf der
Treasury calls in some bonds We can't
help it. If you let nam go by dot wants
some second hand pants you don't get
some oafercoat nor undershirts next
winter"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Big Money in the Business
New York Sun

don't want a 1O-cent ticket" said q
countryman on an elevated station:
gimme one fer fye.-
Seeing it's you," returned the polite
official, Il viii charge you 8 cents for it."
GOSH" exclaimed the countryman.
There must be q big profit in railroad
in If you kin afford to do that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
CIVIL SERVICE KEEPS THE :R.scMs IN

CIVIL SERVICE KEEPS THE .RASCAIS IN.
The "to-the victors belong the spoils"
fellows have an argument in the Levi
Bacon case that shakes the very founda-
tiou OF civil service. There is no use
denying it, the Bacon case furnishes
pretty solid argument for change that
leaves nothing unchanged. The civil
service act clearly covered Levi Bacon's
'ase, he being only clerk in the patent
office. The president could not re
move him without known cause;
the civil service law prohibited it. The
people could not remove him by chang
ing Il national administration because he
was intrenched behind the civil service
law and only for known cause could he
be removed. Yet, away back in 1850, to
help ont the famous Garfield "soap" cam
paign, this clerk began his peculations
and had concealed it up to the date of his
death few days ago. 1t was the easiest
thing IN the world to do and would
to light while he remained in office. As
financial clerk of the patent office two or
three thousand dollars a day came into
his hands. At the end of each month he
covered the sum into the treasury. But
the real way it was done, was not to turn
it over to the treasury until about the
middle ,f the next month and then only
close up the account to the first day of
the month, but use the money collected
for half the next month TO do it. This
left half month always unaccounted for
and this amounted to about $3.50 the
amount of the shortage. If Bacon could
have been fired out by a change of ad-
ministration the deficit would have been
discovered two years ago and might
have been collected from Bacon and his
bondsmen. Turn the rascsls out"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

THK town of Clarendon, Pc, was almost
swept cut of existence Monday night. by
fire resulting from fireworks. Over 100
business houses and dwellings were burn
ed. One man is known to have persisted,
and it is feared many lives were lost.
Clarendon is in the oil region and a num-
Der of tanks were burned setting fire the
oil which filled the valley with flowing
stream of fire. The people fed panic
stricken to the adjacent hills for safety.
later dispatch says twenty acres were
burned over, that the loss is three and
one-haif millions; that LOO people are
homeless; that the fire was Of incendiary
origin, and that there is talk of lynching
the incsndisry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Made Him Feels at Home.
ArE,-,o A. Tro -alar


A Missourial who was stopping at a
Chicago hotel complained SO loudly and
with such frequency of the water that the
proprietor called his manager and said:
THAT old fellow is worrying me very
much. 1 don't want to insult him, yet
when he insists in saying that we
have nc water that is fit to drink it makes
me mad. There he comes"
"Ssy, Ian lawd, I'll be dinged eff it ant
strange that yer kahn. git no water fitten
ter swaller. I'm about dead fer good
drink"
"Ill get you some," said the manager
"Wait until I come back"
The manager took pitcher and went
away. When he returned the old fellow
had stepped out.
What have you gotf" the proprietor
asked.
water from the Chicago river
"Great Cesar! it will kill himI"
Il don't care if it does Hush! Here
he comes"
"Fotch that water yit1" the old fellow
asked.
Yes, here it is"
He took drink, "smacked" his mouth.
took another drink, put down the pitch
er and said:
"Why didn't you git this at fust with
out hangin' back! keepin' it for high
toned fellers, ehs Wall, / want you to
understand that I'm as good as any
body"
What sort of water do you drink at
homes" the sstonished proprietor ask
ed,
THE best in the world. We git right
outen' the swamp vhar it is is pure and
fresh. 1 want ter give you little piece
of healthy advice" he added, again
reaching for the pitcher. "When gen.
tleman stops at your house, it don't
make no difference how he is dressed.
give him the best you've got Ah!r tax
ing another drink, "this do make me feel
at home"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

TIE casualties on the glorious Fourth
were not as great as usual. In Green
Bay young man was fatally injured by
premature discharge of cannon early IN
the morning and several small boys were
injured in Milwaukee. These are about
all the disasters go far reported in this
afota
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

Col. r. s. Withers, Fair Lawn Stock
Farm, KY, and Joseph Cairne Simpson,
Esq, Secretary Pacific Coast Blood Horse
Association, commend st. Jacobs Oil FOR
all horse complaints. Sold By Druggists
and Dealers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Chinese Increment Cure.

The so-caIIed Swedish movement cure
must now be re-christened the
Chinese movement cure, for it can nov
be traced back to its origin in China
four thousand years ago, and its continu-
ance In favor there is shown by the com
parstively recent Chinese work upon the
subject, entitled, "Ipportant Life Main
tanning Methods. From DR.. Foote's
Health Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

PAUL HINES, the well-known base ball
player, recently lost s 900 worth of jew
elry through burglary. But tnat is
mere trihe for base ball artist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

The divorce trial of ex Governor Gil
pin, of Colorado, against his wife, on the
charge of cruelty, has resulted in the
granting of the divorce.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

In an interview at Toledo, OHIO, last
night, General Lucius Fairchild, Com
mander in Chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, stated positively that he
was out of politics, and that he would
not be n candidate for president, vice
president or any other ofiice.-Chicago
journal.
IL is creditable to Gen. Fairchild that
he is able TO see the effect OF three kinds
of palsy upon his presidential boom at
this early day and that he relieves his
political friends in Wisconsin from fur
ther embarrassment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
THE TRULY PATRIOTIC.
The Blue and Gray Meet on Gettys-
burg Battle Field in Peace and Love.
Eloquent and Patriotic Speeches by
Loyal Ex-RebelS and Many Others.
THE GETTYSp' Gu CAMP FIRE
Old Soldiers Pouring into Gettysburg.


GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 2.--The series cf
military reunions now in progress on this
historic spot, promise to be the most in
teresting and successful that have ever
been held here. There are in town near
ly 1000 soldiers, and 1000 are expected
TO arrive on special trains this afternoon.
Tomorrow the number will be increased
to between 1000 and 5000. The Phila-
delphia brigade, to the number of about
800, are expected this afternoon.
Pickett's division, in whom the greatest
interest is centered, filled six passenger
coaches which left Richmond this morn
ing, and the survivors of this famous
division are to arrive at s this evening.
The tents for the accommodation of the
ex union ana eI eI-confederate soldiers are
in position in the vicinity of the great
fight. The One-hundred and sixteenth
regiment, Gen. Mulhollands is having a
reunion in the opera house this after
noon. Tomorrow Will be a memorial
day in Gettysburg, made so by the fra
ternal commingling of the active partic-
ipants in the battle so desperately, but
unsuccessifully pressed by Gen. Pickett.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

THERx we're PIG deaths from diphtheria
in tho city of new York Turing the month
of June.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

TEN buildings were burned in Sunham,
Indiana Tuesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

CASH SURPLUS is the name of a Texas
editor. good many newspapers need
that kind of editors.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

Sir Robert Tiehborne, of England, vas
cured of rheumatism by the use of ST.
Jacobs Oil and recommends it highly.
Sold by Druggists and Dealers every
where.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

W. X. VANDERBILT is having great diff
ficulty in shipping a crew for his yacht
Alva. Thirtyfive tars have left him, after
signing, in two weeks on account of the
poor food furnished. These sailors are
very inconsiderate in not giving Mr..
Vanderbilt a chance to raise money for
another barrel of flour.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

THERE, the country has gone to smash.
All the glorious Fourth celebrities amount
to just nothing, and the American eagle
and Yankee Doodle are both knocked
into pie, and all because a Portage
publican mil route agent has been
bounced. Oh, this dreadful administra
tion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

The past fiscal year shows that the dem
ocrats can pay S25,OOO,OOO a year more TO
pensioners and S44 100000 year more
or the public debt than the republicans
could do with the same custom and reye-
nue. laws. That is just about the way the
country goes to the ID under dem ocratic
administration. This whole $690OO,0 900
is due to more honest collection and more
economic expenditure of public revenues,
because the laws have not been changed
90 increase receipts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

THE people of Portland, Oregon, illu-
tsllest snow-covered peak in Oregon, 12,-
720 feet in height, on Monday night with
1oo pounds of red fire. The light was
seen seventy five miles away in one direc-
tion and fifty miles in another. Two men
stayed on the top of the mountain all
night in order TO touch off the fire. 1t
was the first time human beings bad ever
spent night on the summit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

THE Southern wheat crop, recently har-
vested, is tuning out well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

Or course Ir. Jacob Sharp is sick. The
verdicts in boodler trials are notoriousIy
unhealthy this season of the year. Sew
eral of the Chicago brotherhood are
feeling touch of malaria, and are look
ing for a physician who will prescribe
Canadian air, in spite of the fact that
they have joined Chicago's great Cant
getaway club"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
A Great Eating Match.
Chicago News,

lineage News
An eating match was the rather novel
occurrence that frequenters of Wall street
were discussing with much interest yes
terday. The contest occurred at noon,
yesterday in the restaurant of Mrs.
Phillips colored woman, who has given
her place rather extensive advertising by
Offering to furnish her customers all they
can eat for 20 cents. 1t was this rash
offer that led Joe Blake and George
Reider, two colored BARRIERS, to demon
strate to her in a very astonishing way
that she assumes ruinous risk
in making such an indefinite meas
urement to her meals. Besides there was
a dispute between them as to which had
the greatest capacity for food, and they
wanted to settle it by engaging in con-
test. small wager was made on the re-
result, and with the temperature little
less than boiling heat the match began.
Mrs. Phillips saw dish after dish of
food disappear until several times the
amount charged for the meal had been
lost, and still there was no indications of
the all-devouring appetites of her custo
mers being stated. Finally in despair she
cried, but her tears did not stop the eat
ing. However, Blake was the first to
find that food would no longer 60 down
his throat, and he was compelled to
yield the glory of the contest to Rsider
who continued to eat until he had de-
voured eight pounds more than Blake.
Among the things that comprised his
dinner were six pounds of roast beef and
pork, a large slice of corn bread, and a
loaf of wheat bread, about three pounds
of vegetables, four large pies, and six
glasses of iced tea. Both Blake and
Reider are large men, each Weighing
about $50 pounds. Reider looks like
white man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

Ar Quincy, H., Monday afternoon,
Baldwin, the well known aeronaut, m ade
successful jump from balloon at an al
titude of 5000 feet. The feat was wit
messed by an immense crowd, as it had
been extensively advertised. The descent
was made in five and a half minutes,
Baldwin landing In n wheat field two miles
from whore he made the ascent. He was
almost overcome by the descent, and
would have been prostrated but for time
ly stimulants. Baldwin says he will Neves
repeat the Jump.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08

The peach problem is as uncertain as
ever. The Information is as conflicting
as it might be if Jay Gould were "opera-
ting" the market. The only safe way is
to eat peaches whenever you can get
them.